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nsaspook

nsaspook

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SamR said:
There was another planned prior mission for a specially adapted JATO takeoff and land C-130 to land in just 300' on a soccer field very close to the embassy. Unfortunately on the last training flight before the mission the pilot energized the JATO too early on landing and burned the plane up. It was decided not to build a replacement to continue the mission. There is a documentary film out there showing Fat Albert firing all the added JATO rockets on STOL to stop within the 300' limit and again to take off in 300'. Pretty amazing stunt and shame they screwed it up.
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There were all kinds of plans that never happened. Like us destroying most of the Iranian sea port and oil refining capability if the rescue mission was a success. We were back on station the next year but nothing was in the works for a real mission during that time-frame.
 
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nsaspook

nsaspook

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djsfantasi

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Immediately I was struck by the observation that my response to scheduling, IS EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES THE ERROR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I'd immediately look for more fine details in order to improve my estimate. But the article opens that this concentration on the fine details is what causes scheduling to have problems in the first place.

As Arte Johnson used to say "Interesting, very interesting."
 
SamR

SamR

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We once used a contractor who would lo-ball his bid because he KNEW his profit was going to be made in change orders. Estimates are estimates. Doesn't matter whether it is cost or time you gotta pad the estimate for uh-ohs. My brother-in-law was a Chrysler auto mechanic and was paid "Book Rate". He loved it because he invariably could do the job in half the book rate time. That and padding the bill with work that was actually never performed and the parts manager sold the parts "used" to perform the bogus repairs out the back door. Don't know how he kept out of jail when that can of worms went bad for the dealership.
 
cmartinez

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So much evil has been told about the Middle Ages (mainly because of religious rival-ism, urban legends, and flat out lies) that people tend to forget that it was an actual improvement from what was before it and what it supplanted. It's an age that I've been studying in detail for the last few years, and have come to realize that it was a period of slow, but steady progress, with sparks of serious enlightenment here and there ... the invention of the press brought it to an end and skyrocketed the flow of new ideas on all branches of science and arts.

But it was the rabidly anti-religious Voltaire that coined the term "Dark Ages" ... as if... look at how the so called "French Enlightenment" ended...

 
nsaspook

nsaspook

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joeyd999 said:
Here's some more useful -- and not so sensational -- info about this (and the dangers of 'pen-testing' in general).
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https://www.kcci.com/article/coalfi...county-sheriff-in-scathing-statement/29639404
They were initially charged with felony burglary charges, but those charges were reduced to trespassing.

Court records show County Attorney Charles Sinnard asked a district court judge last Friday to reduce the charge from felony burglary to a trespass charge. Judge Terry Rickers approved the change.
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“The day after the successful entry into the Judicial Branch Building, the employees walked up to the main entrance of Dallas County Courthouse around midnight. Our employees could have simply walked in through the front door since it was open - however, they chose to close and lock the door, so they could provide the state of Iowa with insights on ways that potential criminals could gain access. Our employees, being of the highest caliber and committed to delivering the best results on the project, chose to give the county the benefit of the doubt and test the courthouse as if they had found it in a secure state, which it was not.”
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Sheriff Leonard failed to exercise common sense and good judgement and turned this engagement into a political battle between the State and the County. I was stunned that the next morning the issues were not resolved and were actually amplified when bail was set as $100,000,” said McAndrew.
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https://whoradio.iheart.com/content...ty-workers-found-in-dallas-county-courthouse/
WHO-TV Channel 13 reports Wynn and Demercurio were to appear at an initial hearing this (Wednesday) morning in Dallas County, but the hearing was canceled.

The trial has been scheduled for April 20, 2020. Both men have pleaded not guilty.

Wynn and Demercurio had originally been charged with third-degree burglary and possession of burglars’ tools. The burglary charge was later downgraded to trespassing.
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